Politics

Nigerian authorities banned the sale and consumption of bushmeat as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of monkeypox in the country. It comes a few days after Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said six cases had been detected this month. Of the suspected cases, according to the centre, …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says “there is no basis for the claims of criminal conduct” relating to an alleged cover-up of a burglary at one of his properties in 2020. The country’s former spy chief, Arthur Fraser, has accused the president of kidnapping and bribery in a case he …

Professor of Governance at Central University of Ghana, Dr Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah said the President Nana Addo they once knew is not the same person they see now. The lecturer has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to consider reshuffling his ministers who are becoming complacent and inactive on the job. …

Former South African intelligence agency chief Arthur Fraser filed a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa for alleged crimes including the ‘kidnapping’ and bribery of thieves who stole millions of dollars in one of its properties. Mr Fraser accuses the president of concealing an incident in which alleged criminals entered Mr …

The United States appointed former US ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mike Hammer, as its new envoy to the Horn of Africa to try to help with the peace process in Ethiopia. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Mr Hammer’s appointment underscored American commitment to peace, security …

Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorist groups in the country. In a television address, he said he had given the judiciary multiple opportunities and warnings to “purify” itself. Among the sackings announced in the government’s official gazette was Youssef Bouzaker, the …

Military leaders in Guinea affirmed that no march will be “authorized as long as the guarantees of supervision are not met”, according to a decree read in state media on Tuesday evening. . In the decree, the transitional government first recalled that “respect for public freedoms has always been its …

Mali has denied allegations in a United Nations report that its national army (Fama) carried out human rights violations. A report by the country’s UN mission, Minusma, released last week highlighted alleged gross rights abuses by the Malian army between January and March this year. It attributed to Fama an …

Angolan President João Lourenço said the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed to release two Rwandan soldiers it detained last week, amid rising border tensions. Mr Lourenço, mediator in the tension, made the announcement after separate talks with his Congolese and Rwandan counterparts. His office said Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame …

More than 500 civilians died in attacks carried out by armed forces and Islamist groups in Mali from January to March this year, the United Nations said in a report on Monday. The report detailed a rapid unravelling of an already desperate security situation. The killings represented a 324% rise …